Boy Allegedly Beheads Himself After Losing Computer Game

Russian police are investigating claims a boy beheaded himself with a chainsaw after losing a computer game. According to reports Pavel Mateev, 15, went into his yard Monday morning before he “switched on a chainsaw and sawed off his own head.”

Russian media cited local sources saying that he was addicted to a computer game that his mother had bought for him. State-owned Russian television channel NTV reported: “A teenager from Tomsk region committed suicide after he lost a computer game.” It is unclear what computer game he was playing.